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Criterion
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-90 min1-2 Tage1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-81-42-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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